Lengthening in the congenital short femur.
The fundamental concepts underlying lengthening surgery for the congenital short femur were gained from experience in treating 35 cases by means of chondrodiatasis and callotasis.
Renzi-Brivio
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Institute of Clinical Orthopaedics, University of Verona, Italy.
Lavini
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de Bastiani
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D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology